Ontario’s minimum wage will rise to $15 an hour in 2019

TORONTO– Ontario is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019, ensuring equivalent pay for part-time workers and increasing the minimum vacation entitlement as part of a major labour overhaul.

Premier Kathleen Wynne made the statement today in response to a government-commissioned report launched last week that consisted of 173 recommendations dealing with precarious work.

The Altering Work environments evaluation concluded that brand-new innovation, a diminishing production sector and fewer union tasks, to name a few elements, have actually left approximately one-third of Ontario’s 6.6 million employees susceptible.

The report didn’t analyze the minimum wage, which is currently indexed to inflation and had actually been set to rise from $11.40 to $11.60 in October, but Wynne says raising it will make a difference in millions of people’s lives.

She states the minimum wage will increase to $14 an hour on Jan. 1, 2018 and will increase to $15 the following year.

About 30 percent of Ontario employees presently earn less than $15 an hour.

Wynne also revealed that part-time employees will get equal spend for doing work equivalent to full-time personnel, which the minimum vacation privilege will be increased. Rather of getting two weeks of vacation, workers will be able to get three weeks of paid vacation a year after five years with a business.

The changes to workplace laws will also establish fairer rules for scheduling, including making companies play three hours of salaries if they cancel a shift with less than 2 Days notice.